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Top Truck Highway Safety Goal Featured in National Magazine

Top Truck Highway Safety Goal Featured in National Magazine

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) top 1999 safety initiative, reform of federal Hours of Service Rules for truck drivers, has drawn the attention of the influential Parade Magazine. ... Continue reading

Truck Classic Again Scheduled for Labor Day Weekend

Truck Classic Again Scheduled for Labor Day Weekend

The Ridge Roads Truck Classic will roll again September 4-6. The Labor Day weekend tour of northeast Iowa celebrates the significance of the motor truck to our states' heritage. ... Continue reading

US Trucking, Inc. Completes Asset Purchase of Mid-Cal Express

US Trucking, Inc. Completes Asset Purchase of Mid-Cal Express

US Trucking, Inc. announced that it has completed the purchase of assets of Mid-Cal Express from Prime Companies, Inc. of San Francisco, California for approximately 400,000 shares of stock valued at $1,900,000.00. ... Continue reading

Top Truck Drivers Share Tips for Safe Summer Driving

Top Truck Drivers Share Tips for Safe Summer Driving

With 21 million (and counting) miles of accident-free driving between them, the 12 professional truck drivers on the 1999 America's Road Team surely know something about safely navigating through ever-increasing amounts of highway traffic. ... Continue reading

South Carolina Trucking Association Supports Hollings' Toll Relief Bill

South Carolina Trucking Association Supports Hollings' Toll Relief Bill

The South Carolina Trucking Association (SCTA) announced its support for The Interstate Tolls Relief Act of 1999 (S. 947), a bill introduced this week by US Senators Ernest Hollings (D-SC) and John McCain (R-AZ). ... Continue reading

Technology Will Increase Truck Safety

Technology Will Increase Truck Safety

Technology will continue to hold the promise for improving truck safety, Freightliner President and CEO James L. Hebe testified at recent hearings in Washington, D.C. ... Continue reading

AAA Supports Revised Hours Of Service Regs; More GPS Use For Truckers

AAA Supports Revised Hours Of Service Regs; More GPS Use For Truckers

Concerned with the impact of trucks on the safety of motorists, AAA said today it supports revisions to hours of service regulations and expanded use of Global Positioning System tracking by the trucking industry. ... Continue reading

AAA Will Focus On All Aspects Of Truck Safety

AAA Will Focus On All Aspects Of Truck Safety

Delegates to AAA's 96th Annual Meeting said that truck safety will be the priority issue for the nearly 42-million-member association in 1999-2000. ... Continue reading

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